What does it mean to be obese? We’re now slowly recognising that it’s not just a result of your lifestyle choices, but is a complex disease. Earlier this year, a group of international experts published new guidelines to change how doctors view obesity and emphasised the need to approach it as a chronic disease. We’ll find out what that means with Dr George Lee, and Dr Nurain Mohd Noor, consultant endocrinologist from Hospital Putrajaya. 


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What does it mean to be obese? We’re now slowly recognising that it’s not just a result of your lifestyle choices, but is a complex disease. Earlier this year, a group of international experts published new guidelines to change how doctors view obesity and emphasised the need to approach it as a chronic disease. We’ll find out what that means with Dr George Lee, and Dr Nurain Mohd Noor, consultant endocrinologist from Hospital Putrajaya.&nbsp; Image Credit: Shutterstock

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